Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Reservation of seats) Rules 1995 – Amendments to Rules 6, 9 and 11 of the Rules

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

ABSTRACT

Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Reservation of seats) Rules 1995 –

Amendments to Rules 6, 9 and 11 of the Rules – Orders – Issued.

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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (C1) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No.169, Dated:23.11.2015

Read the following:

1.G.O.Ms.No.44, MA&UD Dept., Dated. 06.02.1995.

2.G.O.Ms.No.288, MA&UD (Elec-II) Dept., Dt.24.06.2013.

3.From the Election Authority & Commissioner, GHMC

Lr.No.1704/Elecs/GHMC/2015-1201, dt.03.11.2015.

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O R D E R:

                Whereas by virtue of section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization

Act,2014 (Central Act.No.6 of 2014), the State of Telangana comprising the

territories specified therein has been formed on and from the appointed day i.e.,

of 02.06.2014.

2. And whereas, in section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization

Act,2014, a provision has been made for the purpose of facilitating the application

of any law ( as defined in section 2 (f) of the Act), made before the appointed

day, in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana, the

appropriate Government may before expiration of two years from 02.06.2014, by

order, make such adaptations and modifications of Law whether by way of repeal

or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon every such Law

shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made until

altered, repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other competent

authority;

3. And where as the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Reservation of

Seats) Rules, 1995, made in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 585 read

with Subsection (2) of section 5 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955

(Act, No.11 of 1956) and section 6 of Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act,

1994 (Act 25 of 94) vide GO 1st read above, are in force as on 01.06.2014.

4. And whereas, the Election Authority & Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad

Municipal Corporation in the reference 3rd read above has reported that the

Government in G.O.Ms.No.288, MA&UD (Elec-II) Dept., dt.24.06.2013, issued

orders amending Rule 6,9 and 11 AP Municipal Corporations (Reservation of sets)

Rules, 1995, since the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India

informed that the information of Enumeration Block level in respect of STs, SCs

and Women population is not a public domain. The Election Authority &

Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation further reported that the

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has obtained the Enumeration Block

wise of existing (150) wards figures of Census 2011 data from the Hyderabad

office in respect of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area and the Census

data consists of the ST,SC and Women population EB Wise which are

authenticated for reservation of seats to SC, ST & Women as was done during the

Ordinary Elections held to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 2009 and

requested to exempt Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation from the amending

Rule 6,9 and 11 AP Municipal Corporations (Reservation of seats) Rules 1995

issued G.O.Ms No.288, MA&UD (C1) dept., dt.24.06.213, from carrying out the

exercise of identification of ST, SC & Women voters for conduct of Greater

Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Elections.

5. Now therefore after careful examination of the matter Government have

decided to adopt with modifications the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations

(Reservation of Seats) Rules, 1995 which are in force as on 01.06.2014.

6. Accordingly the following Notification will be published in an Extra-Ordinary

Issue of Telangana Gazette dated 26.11.2015.

                                                         NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh

Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act No.6 of 2014), the Government of

Telangana hereby makes the following Order, namely:-

1. (1) This order may be called the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations

(Reservation of Seats) Rules, 1995 (Telangana Adaptation) Order, 2015.

(2) It shall be come into force with immediate effect.

2. For the purpose of this Order and the rules adapted herein, the

expression “the State” shall have the meaning and areas specified in

Section 3 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014.

3. (1) In the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Reservation of Seats)

Rules, 1995, throughout the Rules, for the expression “Andhra Pradesh”

occurring otherwise than in a citation or description or in title of other

enactments, the word “Telangana” shall be substituted.

(2) In rule 6, after the third proviso, the following shall be added,

namely:-

“Provided also that the reservation of seats for women belonging to

Scheduled Tribes, Schedule Castes or Backward Classes as the case

may be, shall be made from among the wards reserved for these

categories in which the percentage of population of women is the

largest in descending order in Greater Hyderabad Municipal

Corporation”.

(3) In rule 9, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

“Provided that reservation of seats for members belonging to Scheduled

Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Women in the Wards of the Municipal

Corporations shall be made with reference to largest percentage of

population of the said category to the total voters of the ward in the

descending order in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation”.

(4) In the rule 11, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

“Provided that reservation of seats for Women other than those

provided for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Back Ward Classes

shall be made from among the wards in which the percentage of

population of Women is the largest in descending order in Greater

Hyderabad Municipal Corporation”.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)

M.G.GOPAL

SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT